FRIDAY FACTOID
This
is a meme that I started. Every
Friday I’ll put a factoid based on a book I’m reading. The book can be fiction
or non-fiction If you want to participate, just leave a comment and your
website to share.
I’m
reading a YA novel called Ripper
by Stefan Petrucha. It takes place
In NYC and involves the Pinkerton Agency.
According
to Allan Pinkerton: The Original
Private Eye by Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency-a private police force- became
known as “America’s Scotland Yard.” Allan Pinkerton, called “The Eye” because
of the agency’s symbol of a wide-open eye, became one of the most famous
detectives who ever lived.
Happy Reading!
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Pinkerton's National Detective Agency is such great fodder for any Steampunk, Weird Wild West or pre Great War/Pulp era adventure story that I'm surprised they're not used more often in fiction (and role-playing games!). I'm looking forward to your review of Ripper to see how well it works in Petrucha's book.
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